Mechanical jigger toy



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THOMAS R. ARDEN, OF FQREST HELLS, NEW YORK, ASSGNGR TO THE FERDINAND STRAUSS CORPORATON, F NEW'YORK, N. Y., A CGRPORATION 0F NEW' YORK.

MECHANICAL .TIGGER TOY.

Application filed May 28, 1926. Serial No. 112,253.

This invention relates to improvements in mechanical jigger toys and has for its main object the provision of a jigging toy provided with a figure that will have a forward and rearward movement while jigging.

Another object of the invention is to provide la toy of this character with an automatic reversing mechanism when the figure has reached the end of its movement in one direction.

A further obicct of this invention is to provide a toy of this character with a compensating4 or balancing spring that will sustain part of the weight of the figure.

Other objects and novel features of my invention will become more apparent as the specification proceeds.

Referring to the drawings forming a. part of this specification: p

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of one embodiment of my invention with a portion of the front wall thereof broken away.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly in section taken on line 22 Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates a framework or stage having a vertically extending wall 6 which may be suitably decorated, and a horizontal platform 7. A rod or shaft 8 is removably mounted longitudinally across the platform 7 in end walls 9 and 10 thereof. A. frame or carriage 11 is slidably mounted on the shaft 8 and the frame 11 has a motor or propelling device 12 suitably mounted therein.

The motor 12 is provided with a power spring 13 one end of which is secured to a main drive gear 14 and the other end passes through an ear 15 struck up from a ratchet wheel 16 secured to a winding` key shaft 17 that is journaled in front and rear walls 18 and 19 of the frame 11-. The drive gear 14 is loosely mounted on the key shaft 17 and is provided with a hub or sleeve 20 rotatively mounted on a hub 21 of the ratchet wheel 16 that is rotatable in winding direction only and is so maintained by a pawl 22 mounted on a stud 23 iournaled in the wall 19 of the frame 11. The pawl 22 is provided with two teeth 24 and 25 to insure positive engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 16.

In an upper wall 26 of the frame 11 there is provided an annular bearing 27 in which is revolvably mounted a disk 28 provided with an extendingarm or projection 29 and a key slot 30. The annular bearing' 27 has a flange 31 provided with stop faces 32 and 33. the object of which will be hereinafter described. Through the key slot there passes a hollow stem 34 adapted to support two figures 35 and 36 lioined together by a connecting piece 37 te which is secured a rod 38 that passes partway into the stem 34 and is supported thereon. rlhe stem 34 is further provided with a disk 40 against which a tension is exerted by a compensating spring,r 41 which bears against the disk 40 and an ear 42 of the frame 11. This ear 42 also acting as a lower bearing for the stem 34 which is provided with a key projection 43 extending from the top of thesaid stem to the top surface of the disk 40 secured thereto.

To operate the toy the motor spring 13 is wound up by the winding key or shaft 17 and the drive gear 14 in mesh with a pinion 46 mounted on a square shaft 47 having mounted thereon at its forward enda pinion 48 in mesh with a rack 49 suspended from a spring 50 at one end and passing through clearance slots 51 and 52 in the platform 7. rllhe rack 49 is provided with gear teeth on all sides of a slot 53. It will be seen by referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings that as the frame 11 is propelled in the direction of the arrows a star wheel 54 secured to the shaft 47 will actuate the stem carryingd the figures 35 and 36 and produce a dancing or jigging motion. Slot 55 in the top wall of the platform and slot 56 in the rear wall thereof allow the frame and figures to travel from one end of the platform to theI other. When the figures have reached the end of the movement in the direction of the arrows as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the movement and facing direction of the figures will be reversed. The reversal of the direction of movement is accomplishcd by the springl 50 which draws the rack 49 upwardly as soon as an extension 58 on the front wall 18 of the carriage 11 rides off an inwardly projecting' flange 59 at the top of the rack member 49 allowing' the lower teeth on the rack member to mesh with the pinion 48.

The reversal of the facing position of the figures is accomplished by the arm 29 on the disk 23 coming in contact with a lug or abutment on a bracket 61 secured at a predetermined point on the underside of the top wall of the platform 7. Likewise when the carriage and figures have reached the opposite end of their movement, the pinion 4:8 will tilt the rack t9 downwardly at the opposite end of the spring 50 and will allow the extension 58 to ride over the flange 59 and the carriage and figures which have been reversed by the arm 29 coming in contact with a lug 62 on a bracket 63 will again travel in the direction of the arrows in Figs. l and 2.

Gears 65 and 66 which are loosely mounted on a shaft 67 loosely journaled in the carriage ll act as a speed governor for the motor by means of pinions 68 and 69 fast to the gears 65 and. 6G respectively, and meshing with gears 70 and 7l on the square shaft 4:7. The gear 66 on the shaft 67 is in mesh with a. pinion Z2 fast to the gear 70.

From the foregoing it will be seen that l have provided a mechanical toy jigger which while dancing or jigging will have a simultaneous forward movement and when at the end of the said forward movement the carriage and figures carried thereon will reverse and travel in the opposite direction thus providing amusement for children as well as adults.

The stop faces 32 and 33 act to limit the movement of the arm 29 when the position of the figures is being reversed from one position to the other.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new is:

l. A. toy of the nature described, having a platform, a rack mounted in said platform,

a carriage associated with the rack, a ligure y mounted on said carriage, and a motor in engagement with the rack and figure mounted in said carriage to propel the same and to give the gure a simultaneous jigging and forward movement.

2. A toy of the nature described, comprising a platform, a rod mounted in the'said platform, a traveling carriage loosely mounted on the rod, a rack resiliently mounted on the platform, a ligure revolvably mounted on the carriage, means on the carriage cooperating with the rack for reversing the travel of the carriage and means for reversing the position of the ligure.

3. In a toy of the nature described, a platform, a carriage slidably mounted on the platform, a rack resiliently mounted on the platform, a motor to propel the carriage, a ligure mounted on the carriage, means on the carriage coacting with the rack for reversing the travel of the carriage at a predetermined point of its travel, and means on the platform and carriage to simultaneously reverse the position of the figure.

4. In a toy of the nature described, a platform, a carriage slidably mounted on the platform, a motor to propel the carriage, a disl revolvably mounted on the carriage, a stem providing means for movably supporting a toy ligure slidingly mounted. in C, means for raising` and lowering e scm through the disk, an arm on the su, means for reversing the travel of the ii ge, and an abutment on the platform coasting with the arm to simultaneously reverse the position of the figure.

5. ln a toy of the nature described, comprising a platform, a rack resiliently mounted on the platform, a rod mounted on the platform, a carriage loosely mounted on the rod, a toy ligure mounted on the carriage, a motor to propel the carriage, and means on the carriage and rack for reversing the carriage at a predetermined point in its travel.

6. A toy of the nature described, comprising a platform, a raclr yieldingly suspended from the platform, a rod mounted in the platform, carriage slidably mounted on the rod, a toy ligure mounted on the carriage, a motor mounted within the carriage and a pinion on said motor in mesh with the rack to propel. the carriage along the raclr and a projection on the carriage coacting with the raclr to reverse the direction of the carriage at a predetermined point of its travel.

7. A toy of the nature described, comprising a platform, a rack supported on the platform, a rod mounted in the platform, a carriage slidably mounted on the rod, a toy ligure mounted on the carriage, a motor mounted within the carriage, and a pinion on the motor in mesh with the raclr to propel the carriage.

8. fr tov of the nature described, comprising a platiorm, a rack yieldingly suspended from the platform, a rod mounted in the platform, a carriage slidably mounted on the rod, a motor mounted within the carriage, a pinion on said motor in mesh with the rack to propel the carriage along the racl; and reverse the direction of the carat a predetermined point of its travel, a stem vertically slidable on said carriage, a figure supported in the stem, a spring to compensate for a portion of the weight of the figure, star wheel to actuate the sleeve in an up and down direct-ion, an arm rotatably mounted on the carriage in engagement with the sleeve and an abutment on the platform in the path of the arm to reverse the direction of the figure simultaneously with the reversal in direction of the carriage.

9. A toy of the nature described, comprising a platform, a rack yieldingly suspended from the platform, a rod mounted in the platform, a carriage slidably mounted on the rod, a motor mounted within the carriage, a pinion on said motor in mesh with the rack to propel the carriage along the rack, and reverse the direction of the carriage at a pre- Cil determined point of its travel, a stem vertically slidable on said carriage, a figure supported in the stem, a star Wheel to actuate the sleeve in an up and down direction, an arm rotatably mounted on the carriage in engagement with the sleeve and an abutment on the platform in the path of the arm to reverse the direction of the ligure simultaneously with the reversal in direction of the carriage.

l0. In a toy, a platform, a rod mounted in said platform, a travelling carriage on the rod, a toy figure on the carriage, a. rack resiliently mounted on the platform and means on the carriage cooperating with the rack to reverse the travel of the carriage at a predetcrniined point of its travel.

ll. In a toy of the nature described, a platform, a rack reeiliently mounted on the platform., a carriage slidably mounted on the platform, a. toy ligure on the carriage, a motor to propel said carriage, and means on the carriage coacting With the rack for reversing the travel of said carriage at a pre determined point of its travel.

12. In a mechanical toy, a platform, a rack on the platform, a motor mechanism slidingly mounted on the platform, a ligure connected to the motor mechanism, and means on the motor in engagement With the rack to'V bodily slide the motor mechanism and the ligure connected therewith along the platform.

13. In toy of the nature described, a travelling carriage, a spring motor mechanism to propel the carriage, a star Wheel actuated by the motor, a slidingly mounted figure on the carriage actuated by the star wheel and a spring beneath the figure to compensate for part of the Weight of the figure.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afIiX my signature.

THOMAS R. ARDEN. 

